Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids at Mount Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask? As one of the few mortals at MOA, it's hard not to get jealous when you're surrounded by beautiful, powerful goddessgirl and godboy classmates. And it isn't easy making friends either, especially when you have snakes for hair and one mean reputation!
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"...a clever take on Greek deities..." ~ Booklist
"Readers familiar with Greek myths should get a kick out of this plucky restaging." ~Publisher's Weekly
"...an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity..." ~ School Library Journal
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The Goddess Girls series by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths! Follow the ins and outs of divine social life at Mount Olympus Academy where the most privileged godboys and goddessgirls in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
4.5 stars
I absolutely love this series! Joan and Suzanne have done such a wonderful job at creating relatable young Greek Goddesses and Gods that MG and older elementary grade readers will enjoy reading. One of the things I love about this series is how each young Goddess has her own book. This not only allows readers to get to know each one more, but they also see how she interacts with the previous Goddess Girls already introduced into the series. With this story, I enjoyed getting to know more about Medusa.
Medusa the Mean wasn't always mean. I mean, yes she does do something things that aren't always nice, but there's more to her than her looks and a head full of snakes. Medusa is a fun character to get to know. I like that she's a strong willed girl, who through out the course of this story learns some very important lessons. She learns to never give up on your her dreams no matter how impossible they seem. She also learns a harsh lesson in first crushes, heart ache and finding someone who likes her for who she is. I love that she's a girl who learned to stand up for herself and embrace who she is. She realizes she doesn't need to be anyone put herself. Once you're through reading this book, you'll realize there's more to Mean Medusa than being mean.
Medusa the Mean is a fantastic addition to the Goddess Girls series! I love that like the rest of the books in this series, each girl's story carries a powerful message in it for younger girls and readers to connect with. This series is also a great fit for young readers who want to get to know more about Greek mythology. Honestly, I wish I had this series around when I was younger. I'm far from being deemed a young reader anymore, and I love this series. I'm hoping this is one series my daughter will want to read when she's a little older. I highly recommend picking this book up TODAY!
I absolutely love this series! Joan and Suzanne have done such a wonderful job at creating relatable young Greek Goddesses and Gods that MG and older elementary grade readers will enjoy reading. One of the things I love about this series is how each young Goddess has her own book. This not only allows readers to get to know each one more, but they also see how she interacts with the previous Goddess Girls already introduced into the series. With this story, I enjoyed getting to know more about Medusa.
Medusa the Mean wasn't always mean. I mean, yes she does do something things that aren't always nice, but there's more to her than her looks and a head full of snakes. Medusa is a fun character to get to know. I like that she's a strong willed girl, who through out the course of this story learns some very important lessons. She learns to never give up on your her dreams no matter how impossible they seem. She also learns a harsh lesson in first crushes, heart ache and finding someone who likes her for who she is. I love that she's a girl who learned to stand up for herself and embrace who she is. She realizes she doesn't need to be anyone put herself. Once you're through reading this book, you'll realize there's more to Mean Medusa than being mean.
Medusa the Mean is a fantastic addition to the Goddess Girls series! I love that like the rest of the books in this series, each girl's story carries a powerful message in it for younger girls and readers to connect with. This series is also a great fit for young readers who want to get to know more about Greek mythology. Honestly, I wish I had this series around when I was younger. I'm far from being deemed a young reader anymore, and I love this series. I'm hoping this is one series my daughter will want to read when she's a little older. I highly recommend picking this book up TODAY!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dusa, that sneaky, snaky, snarky gal really will give the reader a hisssssin' good time in this book!
April 11, 2012
Format:Paperback
Seriously, who in their right mind would want to be gorgeous, popular, and immortal? If Medusa "Dusa" Gorgon said no to any one of those she'd being lying to herself. Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if you asked her, a girl who had "pale green eyes," skin to match, and never had a hair .... er snake out of place was gorgeous. Popular and immortal she was not. In fact Medusa was the least popular girl at Mount Olympus Academy and even her parents didn't like her. You'd think that being a triplet her parents would like them all, but they much preferred her immortal sisters, Stheno and Euryale. Yeah, and she'd give anything to be immortal like they were.
Medusa, the "Queen of Mean," was good at "stirring up trouble and making others uncomfortable." Why, she didn't even have to work at that. Medusa would have loved to give the popular girls like Athena and Aphrodite the stink eye and turned them to stone, but that sort of stuff only worked on mortals. She wanted to go far in life, but even before she'd gotten into MOA her parents said: "Why don't you quit school and get a job carrying water to and from the community well like your friends here on Earth." Medusa would rather have Principal Zeus strike her dead with a lightning bolt rather than carrying jugs around all the doo dah day long. Doo dah, doo dah! NOT.
Instead, all day long Medusa was dreaming about her supercrush, Poseidon. When she was taking a look at "Teen Scrollazine" she spotted an ad for an Immortalizer. Oooooh, if she became immortal she could have everything she wanted! Nah, it had to be mail order junk, but was it? The reviews were good and even Peitho had claimed, "Trust me. This thing works!" There was no testimonial from an Amazonian, but she'd have to have one and they cost mega-drachmas, but where would she get the money? It wasn't long before the Queen of Mean found herself in deep doo dah when everything began to go wrong. "Thief! Halt! Security! Get her!" Those little words weren't the last of Dusa's troubles by a long shot ...
Everything at Mount Olympus Academy goes topsy turvy when Medusa buys an Immortalizer. Of course, no one really knows that she is even considering buying one because they don't give a hoot about her or what she does. Anyone who has read the goddessgirls series won't be disappointed when Medusa puts on her chiton, dons an Immortalizer necklace, and tries to join the club of immortals at MOA. Medusa never struck me as a character I'd much like, nor ever fall in love with, but by the end of the book I did. Dusa, that sneaky, snaky, snarky gal really will give the reader a hisssssin' good time in this book. Just when you think a series can't get any better the meanie greenie, Medusa, steps up and does just that.
This book courtesy of the authors.
Medusa, the "Queen of Mean," was good at "stirring up trouble and making others uncomfortable." Why, she didn't even have to work at that. Medusa would have loved to give the popular girls like Athena and Aphrodite the stink eye and turned them to stone, but that sort of stuff only worked on mortals. She wanted to go far in life, but even before she'd gotten into MOA her parents said: "Why don't you quit school and get a job carrying water to and from the community well like your friends here on Earth." Medusa would rather have Principal Zeus strike her dead with a lightning bolt rather than carrying jugs around all the doo dah day long. Doo dah, doo dah! NOT.
Instead, all day long Medusa was dreaming about her supercrush, Poseidon. When she was taking a look at "Teen Scrollazine" she spotted an ad for an Immortalizer. Oooooh, if she became immortal she could have everything she wanted! Nah, it had to be mail order junk, but was it? The reviews were good and even Peitho had claimed, "Trust me. This thing works!" There was no testimonial from an Amazonian, but she'd have to have one and they cost mega-drachmas, but where would she get the money? It wasn't long before the Queen of Mean found herself in deep doo dah when everything began to go wrong. "Thief! Halt! Security! Get her!" Those little words weren't the last of Dusa's troubles by a long shot ...
Everything at Mount Olympus Academy goes topsy turvy when Medusa buys an Immortalizer. Of course, no one really knows that she is even considering buying one because they don't give a hoot about her or what she does. Anyone who has read the goddessgirls series won't be disappointed when Medusa puts on her chiton, dons an Immortalizer necklace, and tries to join the club of immortals at MOA. Medusa never struck me as a character I'd much like, nor ever fall in love with, but by the end of the book I did. Dusa, that sneaky, snaky, snarky gal really will give the reader a hisssssin' good time in this book. Just when you think a series can't get any better the meanie greenie, Medusa, steps up and does just that.
This book courtesy of the authors.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, could be better
This book was okay, I have liked books more than this one. However, this is in the too 199 books I have read, and I have read like 1000 books.
Published 1 month ago by Cary Meadow
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome book
I loved it and I will keep reading the series as long as you make them. It one of the best books that I have read.
Published 1 month ago by Tammy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best book ever loved it
I finished this book on April fools day and I got a sneak peek of the girl games it's the best
Published 1 month ago by Katheryn0825:)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Medusa the Mean
This funny and exciting childrens book is a must have. Medusa wants nothing more than to be popular. When she sees the add for the Immortilizer she wants it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Alan Eyre
5.0 out of 5 stars
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I thought this book was excellent! Though I do wish she was immortal forever.In my opinion it was the best book in the Goddess Girls series. Read more
Published 1 month ago by C J Butz
3.0 out of 5 stars
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Published 2 months ago by BYMcKenzie foley
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This book rock's! Of course this is the first book I've read. Medusa AKA Queen of mean is the best!
Published 2 months ago by Chadwick H. Benson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Medusa the Mean
This is a great book I love the authors writing style it is a great book I can't wait for the next one
Published 2 months ago by Todd Sandifer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another good book
This entire series seems to be a great attraction for young readers, it keeps their minds interested & expands their imagination.
Published 3 months ago by MH
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Fun Series
If you are looking for entertainment, my daughters loved them. If you are looking for accurate Greek mythology, my son was quite appalled. Read more
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